ORDER FROM AN IMMIGRATION JUDGE. TONIGHT, STUDENTS, PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE COMING TOGETHER TO SHOW THEIR SUPPORT FOR ROBERTS. WE WILL LOVE ONE ANOTHER. WE WILL STAND FOR WHAT IS RIGHT. WE WILL STAND, WILL STAND FOR JUSTICE, FOR JUSTICE, JUSTICE FOR. PEOPLE. STATE REPRESENTATIVE AND REVEREND ROB JOHNSON PUT OUT A CALL FOR CONCERNED CITIZENS TO JOIN HIM AT CORINTHIAN BAPTIST CHURCH IN DES MOINES. ROUGHLY 200 PEOPLE ANSWERED THAT CALL AND CHEERED HIM ON AS HE EXPRESSED HIS SUPPORT. I WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR. WE’RE NOT JUST GOING TO THROW IAN ROBERTS AWAY. I DON’T CARE. WHAT JOHN, BUT TONIGHT’S RALLY WASN’T JUST A WAY TO SHOW SUPPORT. IT WAS A DEMAND FOR CHANGE. BENNY ANDREWS OF THE IOWA AND NAACP ENCOURAGED ATTENDEES TO TAKE ACTION, NOT JUST FOR ROBERTS, BUT OTHER INDIVIDUALS DETAINED BY ICE. IT’S CONCERNING. WE ARE CONCERNED, BUT WE’RE HERE TODAY WITH ALL OF YOU MONITORING, MAKING SURE AND LETTING OUR VOICE BE HEARD. COMMUNITY LEADERS ENCOURAGE UNITY IN A TIM
Des Moines community members rally around superintendent Ian Roberts after ICE arrest
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Updated: 12:03 PM CDT Sep 27, 2025
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Students, parents, and community members came together at Corinthian Baptist Church in Des Moines to show their support for Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Ian Roberts.Roberts was detained Friday morning by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE. State Rep. the Rev. Rob Johnson put out a call for concerned citizens to join him at the church. About 200 people showed up, watching as he expressed his support for Roberts. "I want to be very clear, we're not just going to throw Ian Roberts away," Johnson said. Community leaders further encouraged attendees to demand change on a larger scale. Betty Andrews of the Iowa-Nebraska NAACP asked the crowd to show up not just for Roberts, but other individuals detained by ICE, too. "This is not just about one case. This is the wave that we are seeing in this nation. And when I tell you, it's concerning. We are concerned, but we're here today with all of you monitoring, making sure and letting our voice be heard," she said. » Subscribe to vlog's YouTube page» Download the free vlog app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play
DES MOINES, Iowa — Students, parents, and community members came together at Corinthian Baptist Church in Des Moines to show their support for Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Ian Roberts.
Roberts was detained Friday morning by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE.
State Rep. the Rev. Rob Johnson put out a call for concerned citizens to join him at the church. About 200 people showed up, watching as he expressed his support for Roberts.
"I want to be very clear, we're not just going to throw Ian Roberts away," Johnson said.
Community leaders further encouraged attendees to demand change on a larger scale. Betty Andrews of the Iowa-Nebraska NAACP asked the crowd to show up not just for Roberts, but other individuals detained by ICE, too.
"This is not just about one case. This is the wave that we are seeing in this nation. And when I tell you, it's concerning. We are concerned, but we're here today with all of you monitoring, making sure and letting our voice be heard," she said.
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